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Reds won't name their team until tomorrow. Apparently they are toying with the idea of playing Simmons at 6 with Ed O'Donaghue at lock. Subsequently I am toying with the idea of supporting the Waratahs instead God, Simmons at 6. What is the World Record for number of penalties in a match? Dunno, wh...

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Moncreif wrote:Reds won't name their team until tomorrow.

Apparently they are toying with the idea of playing Simmons at 6 with Ed O'Donaghue at lock.

Subsequently I am toying with the idea of supporting the Waratahs instead

God, Simmons at 6.

What is the World Record for number of penalties in a match?

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As much as it pains me to pick this many Kiwis - McCaw proved against the Brumbies his form is still Vintage, and Cruden was playing very well prior to his thumb injury - which is just 6-8 weeks out. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2012/11/25/1353851818098/Richie-McCaw-All-B...

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Mr. Very Popular wrote:12. Matt Giteau.

Fark! I thought I'd nab him as a sleeper well down the list.

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With the first pick in the draft..........

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Woodlands up next!

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We should do a "snake" draft

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I'm in

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towny wrote:Is that Dave Dennis in the photo?

wtf is he doing there?

He wears the same size as Luke Jones, so he was just trying it on for him.

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Allow the deduction to only be for the income generated by the property, making it zero gearing. You could also/or limit the value of the property and/or only allow 1 property per taxpayer. You need a capital gains tax of some description otherwise people just shift income to capital gain. Yeah, qu...

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You can't get rid of negative gearing without getting rid of capital gains tax. If the government wants to tax the profits of any investment it is not unreasonable to claim the costs of having that investment Actually, you could just have the costs increase the cost base of passive assets rather th...

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Just looked them up on the great wiki Tarantula wasps are also nectarivorous. The consumption of fermented fruit sometimes intoxicates them to the point that flight becomes difficult These wasps are crazy. Smash spiders 5 times their size and then go drink flying. They rarely bite humans unless prov...

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I agree with costello on this. Australia can not afford to reduce consumption as this point in time. It will have bad flow on effects for the wider economy. Furthermore there are better ways to increase revenue and end the age of entitlement, for example: - Wind back the planned paid parental leave...

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Rising talent Luke Burton's selection for the Western Force tour of South Africa has capped a momentous week. He will leave today on the tour to face the Cheetahs and Stormers just days after being made vice-captain of the Australian under-20 side that beat Samoa 34-5. He kicked three conversions a...

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I hope I'm wrong, but I expect the saders to dominate by more than 25 points.

Only chance of that not happening is if McCaw and Robinson swap bodies in some sort of Freaky Friday type incident.

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I think Brache would lose his contract with the Force if he were capped by the USA. I'm pretty sure he is in a developing player spot.

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Hurricanes: Andre Taylor, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith ( c), Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Victor Vito, Ardie Savea, Faifili Levave, James Broadhurst, Jeremy Thrush/Blade Thomson, Ben Franks, Dane Coles, Reggie Goodes. Reserves: Motu Matu'u, Chris Eves, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Blade Thomson...

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Well the wasp wins handily if that helps.

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Is McCabe signed for next season? You would think one would leave Never thought I would say it but on current form McCabe is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lilo McCabe is in great form, but I don't think 12 is his natural position. Brumbies are spoiled for choice in the backs at the moment, its great. Not so true f...

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Interesting that the wasp doesn't use its main advantage (flight), until it absolutely has the ascendancy. Must be a real chance of injuring the wings otherwise.

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Is McCabe signed for next season? You would think one would leave Never thought I would say it but on current form McCabe is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lilo McCabe is in great form, but I don't think 12 is his natural position. Brumbies are spoiled for choice in the backs at the moment, its great. Not so true f...

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For which they can pay 4 times the kiwi rate. Face it Ali sh rugby is doomed until you get some cash together. Yet despite all their riches Ireland has never looked like beating the ABs in a test match. Despite 108 years of trying their hardest to do so. Perhaps the IRFU should spend less time poac...

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I'm not desperately doing anything, simply pointing out that the suggestion that a famous and (rightly) celebrated All Black is going to Connacht for the money is laughably stupid. But clearly you are committed, so far be it for me to interfere any further. Despite the fact that he is quadruling hi...

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They are great mates by all accounts, despite playing the same/similar positions.

Pretty good opportunity to learn from possibly Australia's best ever fly half.

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Can someone define spiv for me? Its seems to be all you British Isles types talk about.

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I've got a bunch of guys coming through that will have total skill points of well over 100 when they promote at 20. It might be slightly less effective than using ten sessions on a 17yr old, but is much better for squad depth as a whole. In my junior squad there are about 5 guys I've earmarked to re...

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With Pyle and Douglas leaving, who are the locks we even have left? Reds - Horwill, Simmons Tahs - Skelton Brumbies - Carter Rebels - Jones, Neville Force - Wykes, Coleman Not a great crew. We'll need what, four locks in the squad? I reckon it'll be Horwill, Simmons, Skelton and Jones. Wouldn't min...

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Australian Overseas XV

1. Salesi Ma'fu
2. Huia Edmonds
3. Dan Palmer
4. Peter Kimlin
5. Sitaleki Timani
6. Dean Mumm
7. George Smith
8. David Lyons or Julian Sal'vi
9. Richard Kingi
10. Brock James
11. Alfi Mafi
12. Matt Giteau
13. Digby Ioane
14. Drew Mitchell
15. Berrick Barnes

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I don't watch much English rugby so I will do the Aus one. 1 Toby Smith 2 Nathan Charles 3 Laurie Weeks 4 Hugh Pyle 5 Will Skelton or Caderyn Neville 6 Luke Jones 7 Colby Fainga'a 8 ??? 9 Nic Stirzaker 10 ??? 11 Robbie Coleman 12 Kyle Godwin 13 Mitch Inman 14 Henry Speight 15 Luke Morohan (Or Jason...

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I don't watch much English rugby so I will do the Aus one. 1 Toby Smith 2 Nathan Charles 3 Laurie Weeks 4 Hugh Pyle 5 Will Skelton or Caderyn Neville 6 Luke Jones 7 Colby Fainga'a 8 ??? 9 Nic Stirzaker 10 ??? 11 Robbie Coleman 12 Kyle Godwin 13 Mitch Inman 14 Henry Speight 15 Luke Morohan (Or Jason...

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1. Toby Smith
2. Nathan Charles
3. Keiran Longbottom
4. Will Skelton
5. Cadeyrn Neville
6. Angus Cottell
7. Colby Fingers
8. Jake Schatz
9. Nic Stizaker
10. Bryce Hegarty or Brock James
11. Tom English
12. Kyle Godwin
13. Mitch Inman
14. Alofa Alofa
15. Aiden Toua

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Sards wrote:I thought Australia was the leading destination for racist chicken runners

Followed by Christchurch

Only because they don't know about our quotas. If they did, maybe they wouldn't come!

We need to start an awareness campaign.

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I have a theory. All this pre-judgement chatter about a Deficit Tax is just smoke and mirrors. The Coalition has no intention of introducing this tax. It has no intention on increasing taxation on the middle classes. All their other Budget measures have targeted low income earners, the unemployed, ...

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Come on, now. Walking around the streets, I positively tower over most blacks I pass by, and I'm not gargantuan at 6'1". There are exceptions but by and large the tribes of South Africa are small of stature. This is one of the reasons too that Bafana Bafana struggle when they play larger more robus...

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If it is historical fiction you are after, I quite enjoyed the Empire and Conqueror series by Conn Iggulden. He apparently has one out about the war of the roses, but I have not read it. He writes in an easy fashion, without the need for vast infodumps. Not brilliant prose by any means, but certainl...

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Spoiler: show

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The only other Fantasy series I have liked are the Terry Pratchett books.

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My problem tends to be binge drinking. I'm sure that's not uncommon. I can not even think about drinking for two weeks, then smash 15-25 beers plus shots, etc. A couple of social drinks is never an issue. I can stop at 1, or 2, 6, 8. Somewhere though, I get to say 12 and unconsciously think - lets ...

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Cracking episode. Kinda felt the conversation about how great a swordsman Syrio was might be an implication that he really is out there somewhere still. I always assumed he was Jaquen H'Ghar. I know I've spelt that wrong, I don't care. GRRM probably made the name up by dropping a chicken drumstick ...

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One risk of picking Skelton is that he may top out as it might take the incentive for him to get better as he has made it. I reckon he can still get fitter and dangling the carrot there for a little longer may push him to work harder. I wonder if its worth giving him a run in the France series, but...

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A bit much to suggest the Brumbies are done based on how they were walking through an Airport :roll: true. but they didn't look good. KG They didn't look good at all against the 'Saders. That being said, I think the Crusaders have the best home record of any franchise. It was a tough ask to go ther...

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